TASD health services professionals in the Primary and Intermediate Center have seen an increase in the number of students presenting with fever, vomiting and abdominal pain. These buildings have also noted an increase in school absences. TASD health professionals are monitoring the situation closely in conjunction with the Wyoming County State Health Center. The Wyoming County State Health Center nurse has not had any reported cases of children with influenza from Wyoming County. We want to continue to help our school campus community to stay healthy during the reports of spikes in illness and absences. For this reason, we would like to remind all TASD parents, students, faculty and staff that both the flu and stomach viruses are very contagious and can spread easily. Our custodial staff will continue to disinfect surfaces such as desks, tables, doorknobs, keyboards, bathrooms and other spaces to stop the spread of these viruses. As a precautionary measure, TASD is encouraging all parents and school community members to take the following steps to help stop the spread of sickness: • Wash hands frequently with soap and water • Stay hydrated- drink plenty of water • Monitor your child/self for illness if you are sick or think you may be sick, do not attend school, social events or sports activities • If you/ your child has a fever 100 or greater, stay home and do not return to school until you/ your child is fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducers • Wash all clothing and linens after you recover

The School Board Committee Meetings scheduled for this evening have been postoned and have been rescheduled to February 26th. Additional details below. The Tunkhannock Area School District Board of School Directors will hold committee meetings on February 26, 2019 as followings: 5:00 PM Transportation and 6:30 PM Building & Grounds. The meetings will be held in the Tunkhannock STEM Academy, 2nd floor at 41 Philadelphia Avenue, Tunkhannock PA 18657.

On Tuesday February 19th High School students were introduced to the Safe to Say Something app, website, and hotline. Safe to Say Something teaches students how to recognize the warning signs from individuals who might want to hurt themselves or others. It encourages kids to take action by saying something to a trusted adult, calling 911, or using the safe to say something reporting system. Please see the attached flyer for more information.